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Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: June 29, 2022
About Half of All States Experienced Negative Sales Growth, Only 10 Achieved Positive Traffic Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending June 19,...
Guests More Positive About Experience Overall; Wait Times an Area of Opportunity
Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ - May, 2022 Top 5 Restaurant Brands Financial metrics are “same-store” metrics & reported on a one-year comparison unless otherwise noted Overall, May...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: June 23, 2022
All Restaurant Daypart Sales Higher Than Pre-Covid Levels. Still, Wise to Watch Lunch & Late-Night Laggers Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending June 12, 2022...
6 of the Latest Trends in Restaurant Operations
Those who work in restaurant operations are probably the most involved individuals in a restaurant’s overall success. Restaurant operations involve any and all moving parts and pieces of the daily...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: June 8, 2022
Dine-In Sales Continue Recovering for Restaurants, But the Traffic Erosion Continues Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 29, 2022 Restaurant sales growth...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: June 1, 2022
Sales Growth Softens To Lowest Level Since Late March Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 22, 2022 Restaurant sales growth fell during the...
Off-Premise Value Sentiment Negative, Overall Restaurant Service Improved
Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ – April, 2022 Top 5 Restaurant Brands Financial metrics are “same-store” metrics & reported on a 1-year comparison unless otherwise noted The good news...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: May 25, 2022
Restaurant Traffic Erosion Persists Despite Stronger Year-Over-Year Sales Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 15, 2022 Restaurant sales...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: May 18, 2022
Traffic Growth Tumbled as Guest Check Growth Accelerates Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 8, 2022 Restaurant year-over-year sales growth slowed down...
4 Current Restaurant Human Resources Trends
It’s no secret that restaurant hiring has become increasingly difficult. In almost every town and city it seems that there’s several restaurants with signs in front advertising that they are hiring....
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: May 11, 2022
Restaurant Guest Counts Declining Year Over Year Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 1, 2022 Restaurant sales and traffic growth improved for the second...
Black Box Intelligence™ Announces Acquisition of AreTheyHappy, a powerful Reputation Management suite
The acquisition adds class-leading AI and workflow automation to deliver customer insights and social management tools for Restaurant and Hospitality brands. May 10, Dallas, Texas and Ghent,...
How to Increase Guest Traffic to Your Restaurant
The restaurant industry experienced a huge hit during the pandemic. Sales growth continues to fluctuate as deep staffing shortages continue to plague the industry. Thankfully, Black Box...
Restaurant Food and Service Sentiment Improving As Traffic Woes Continue
Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ – March, 2022 Top 5 Restaurant Brands Financial metrics are “same-store” metrics & reported on a 1-year comparison unless otherwise noted The...
Best Practices for Driving Alcohol Sales
The restaurant industry continues to evolve in the post-pandemic world. While this transformation carries many challenges, it also brings a lot of opportunities. Beverages play an essential role for...
Using Guest Intelligence to Improve Your Restaurant Steps of Service
If you own or run a restaurant, you’re familiar with restaurant steps of service. The steps of service outline the important points in a customer’s time in your establishment, and most often are the...
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